Who will claim the first win of 2018? Australian Grand Prix on the BBC Dates: 23-25 March Circuit: Albert Park Coverage: Practice sessions online-only; Qualifying and race on BBC Radio 5 live. Live text commentary, leaderboard and imagery on BBC Sport website and app. New cars and drivers have been unveiled, pre-season testing in Barcelona

Ready to go for five? Who will become the joint second most successful F1 driver of all time? Melbourne is the sporting capital of the world… say the people of Melbourne, at least. The award-winning city has everything a sports enthusiast could want; a bit of Grand Slam tennis here, a Boxing Day Ashes Test

Laurent Mekies has previously held roles with Toro Rosso and Minardi Ferrari have signed a senior figure from Formula 1’s governing body the FIA to take on a key role in their technical department. Safety delegate and deputy race director Laurent Mekies will cease his F1 duties immediately, leave the FIA at the end of

The Halo device has been developed over several years Motorsport boss Jean Todt has hit back at criticism of the new halo head protection device. Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff said last month that he would take a chainsaw to the halo if he could. But Todt, the president of motorsport’s governing body the FIA,

Alonso finished 15th last season with just 17 points Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso has said he considered quitting Formula 1 at the end of last season. In the wake of three years of poor results with struggling McLaren, the Spaniard pondered switching full-time to IndyCar or endurance racing. However, he said: “I felt it

Monday, 12 March Chilton has switched from Chip Ganassi Racing to Carlin for the 2018 season British former F1 driver Max Chilton finished 19th for new team Carlin in the season-opening race of the Indycar season as France’s Sebastien Bourdais claimed victory in St Petersburg, Florida. (Carlin) Red Bull boss Christian Horner says Ferrari are

Red Bull were only fourth fastest on the final day of testing in Barcelona Saturday, 10 March Red Bull boss Christian Horner says opting to run a different fuel to engine supplier Renault is not a “strategic mistake” as Mercedes counterpart Toto Wolff has suggested.(PlanetF1.com) McLaren’s new partnership with Renault got off to an inauspicious

Fernando Alonso finished 15th in the drivers’ championship in 2017 Fernando Alonso set the second fastest time on the final day of pre-season testing to end two difficult weeks for McLaren on a high. The two-time champion was 0.563 seconds slower than Kimi Raikkonen, who ensured Ferrari topped the times on both the final two

Tatiana Calderon has been promoted from development driver to test driver at Sauber Sauber test driver Tatiana Calderon says she has had to “crash” to earn the respect of male drivers who do not want to be “beaten by a girl”. The Colombian races in the GP3 category and has been promoted from development driver

Sebastian Vettel completed 188 laps on a strong third day of the final test for Ferrari Sebastian Vettel set the fastest lap ever recorded around the Circuit de Catalunya on the penultimate day of pre-season testing. The German was more than a second quicker than anyone else as Ferrari finally showed their hand before the

Ross Brawn masterminded all seven of Michael Schumacher’s world titles and won the championship with his own team in 2009 Formula 1 sporting boss Ross Brawn is “very optimistic” about Silverstone still being part of the sport. The future of the British Grand Prix has been uncertain since Silverstone’s owner activated a break clause in

Ricciardo recorded the fastest lap, but Mercedes appear to have a faster car McLaren’s Fernando Alonso insists there is “nothing fundamentally wrong on the car” after the team suffered more problems in testing. Alonso was delayed for nearly seven hours after his car broke down because of an oil leak. Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo

Jenson Button criticises claims that F1 too ‘physical’ for women By Tom Gerken BBC UGC & Social News Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Carmen Jorda became the second woman to join an F1 team in a back-up role in 2015 Is Formula 1 too physical for women to be able to compete? Carmen Jorda

Colombian Tatiana Calderon will be Sauber’s test driver this season. The 24-year-old, who races in the GP3 category, has been promoted from her previous role as development driver. The Swiss-based team said she would “complete simulator training and coaching with engineers both on-site and during grand prix weekends”. Calderon said: “I have been able to

Old rivalries, new faces and some very brightly coloured cars… Formula 1 is back for another season of high drama. As the teams undertake a second round of tweaks and tinkering in Barcelona, we thought we would get some early predictions in. It’s Sunday 25 November and the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi is

McLaren managed to get Stoffel Vandoorne back out just before lunch after his car suffered a power problem early on McLaren had a dismal start to the final pre-season test when their car broke down after just four laps. Stoffel Vandoorne had a battery problem, making it the third day of five in winter testing